The Nursery Division at New Hall is for children aged 1-4 and is based in a new, purpose-built premises.

Nursery (children aged 1-3)

There is the option for children to attend all year round or during term times only. Children are required to attend a minimum of 4 sessions a week (a session being half a day) and can sign up for either mornings or full days.

Pre-School (children aged 3-4)

Entry to Pre-School is by parent meeting and a reference from your child’s current setting (if available). Children are required to attend a minimum of 6 sessions a week; either mornings or full days. Pre-School is term time only with the option to attend Holiday Club.

Reception

Entry to Reception is by parent meeting, trial session and reference from your child’s current setting.

Your child will be invited to attend a trial session, lasting approximately one hour (held in our Nursery Division). Children will take part in a number of group activities alongside our Nursery children, observed by the Head of the Pre-Prep and Nursery Manager.

Year 1 to Year 6

Parents are welcome to register their children to enter Years 1-6 in the Pre-Prep and Preparatory Divisions. If year groups are full, your child’s name will be added to the waiting list. If a space becomes available, a child will be selected from the waiting list, taking into account the School’s Admissions Policy.

Children applying for a place in Year 1 to Year 6 will be invited in for a Taster Day. During the day, they will sit assessments in Mathematics and English Creative Writing.

Additional full or weekly boarding places are available from Year 3 onwards.

Should a place not become available for a child’s requested term of entry, the registration will roll over to the next academic year until a place becomes available. Should a child reach Year 6 and a place has not become available in the Preparatory Division, parents shall be contacted regarding Senior Division entry. There is no need to re-register for Senior Division entry.

It is highly recommended that all candidates attend the Year 7 Taster Day in October, there is also an information session for parents. Entrance into Year 7 is based upon an interview, entrance examinations in English (multiple choice and a written paper), Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning, which are held in November, as well as a current Headteacher’s report.

Applications from pupils who attend traditional preparatory schools which make provision allowing them to continue their education up to 13+, and which are not part of a structure which connects them to a particular senior school, will only be accepted (subject to the other relevant criteria set out in this policy) for Year 9 entry. Assessments may be sat in Year 8, or earlier in Year 6 if preferred, and any offer made will be for a place at the start of Year 9.

Entrance into Year 9 is based upon an interview, entrance examinations in English, Mathematics and Verbal Reasoning, which are held in January and their current Headteacher’s report. Candidates that are being prepared for Common Entrance examinations by their current school will normally sit these in May/June prior to entry in September. Candidates who are successful in the New Hall Year 9 Assessments will be given a conditional offer of a place subject to Common Entrance examinations.

Students are encouraged to attend the Sixth Form Admissions Evening in October. Prospective students will need to achieve a minimum of two 7s and four 5s overall at GCSE. An offer of a place is based upon personal statement, school report, mock and predicted grades, school reference and interview with the Head of Sixth Form.